“The sugar in the containers was being sent to Jack’s company but he has no involvement in either the packing of the ships or the unloading. The containers are not his. The ship is not his. The fact it is contaminated with cocaine has nothing to do with him,” he said.

“The containers are packed in the port and checked by an independent company approved by Kenyan customs. There is a seal put on the container but it is not a foolproof system.”

The well-known artist said his son learnt about the cocaine discovery last Friday, but did not realize he would be incriminated until police raided his house in Westlands, Nairobi, on Saturday night.

“He had dinner with me and then went back home and at about midnight there was a proper police raid at his house with 10 policemen banging on his door,” he said.